Refugee Action Coalition

Cruel return to discredited Howard policies if Houston policies implemented

August 13, 2012
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The Refugee Action Coalition has strongly condemned the Houston panel’s recommendations for offshore processing as made public at their press conference this afternoon. ‘Mr Houston and his colleagues had an opportunity to listen to the experts, escape the major parties’ persecution of refugees and inject reason into the asylum seeker debate,’ said Nick Riemer, spokesperson for the Refugee Action Coalition. ‘But the panel has made no recommendation that will improve the situation for refugees who have no other choice than…

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Asylum boat tragedy could have been averted: policy change can save lives; rescue too slow

June 24, 2012
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From the timeline of contacts between Australian authorities and the capsized asylum boat indicated by Home Affairs Ministers, Jason Clare, it seems that more timely action by the Australian rescue authorities could have averted the latest asylum boat tragedy. “There is a need for a full inquiry into the information that all Australian authorities had about this boat,” said Ian Rintoul, spokesperson for the Refugee Action Coalition. “The lack of coordination between Indonesia and Australian rescue authorities is a serious…

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INDONESIA: Asylum seekers take to boats out of frustration

June 24, 2012
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PUCAK, 22 June 2012 (IRIN) – Refugees and asylum seekers in Indonesia, many of whom fled persecution and conflict in their home countries, say they are being driven to get on boats for Australia out of frustration with the resettlement process. “It’s been two years that I have been here. How long am I supposed to wait?” asked Liaqat Ali Yousufi, 32, an ethnic Hazara from Afghanistan’s eastern Ghazni Province, who was registered as a refugee in November 2011 and…

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It’s the Government, not the People Smugglers that has Blood on its Hands

June 8, 2012
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The Four Corners’ people smuggling program has only added to the demonisation that surrounds the media and politicians’ portrayal of people smugglers. Rather than exposing a trans-national criminal network, Four Corners has revealed, what is so often the case, that people arranging boats for asylum seekers to come to Australia have often been refugees themselves, motivated by concerns for the safety of their families or asylum seekers from the same country. Ten of 16 people convicted for people smuggling between 2001 and 2006 were indeed refugees themselves.…

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Plan to join the Melbourne Palm Sunday Walk for Justice for Refugees on Sunday 2 April at 1.30pm. The speakers program at the State Library in the CBD will include refugees and other speakers.Further details; bit.ly/3wFyQUW #Justice4Refugees#PermanentVisas ... See MoreSee Less

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Plan to join the Palm Sunday Walk for Justice for Refugees on Sunday 2 April. The speakers program at the State Library in the CBD will include refugees and other speakers. Music from 1.30pm, Speakers from 2pm, around 2.45pm Walk through the city to Parliament Gardens where there will be closing speakers and music until around 4pm. The Melbourne Palm Sunday Walk for Justice for Refugees 2023 is endorsed by a wide range of community groups, unions and faith groups. Further updates will be shown on the Facebook page: bit.ly/3wFyQUW See also QR code. Please print and display: Poster for Melbourne Palm Sunday Walk for Justice and Leaflet - Palm Sunday Walk for Justice 2023.pdf #Justice4Refugees#PermanentVisas ... See MoreSee Less

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POSTCARDS TO PARLIAMENTAs part of the national actions held by refugee groups on or around Palm Sunday, the Amnesty International Refugee Rights Action Group Tasmania will have a table on Parliament Lawns, offering passersby prepared, stamped postcards to sign and send to Parliament. The previous Australian Government set the annual intake of refugees through the Refugee and Humanitarian Program at one of its lowest levels in 45 years, at just 13,750 places. This is despite the need for resettlement having never been greater, with approximately 100 million people currently displaced around the world. We are calling on the Australian Government to increase the annual intake to at least 30,000 places in the upcoming 2022–23 budget, giving priority to people selected by the United Nations High Commissioner on Refugees, and to keep the promise to make places available through the Community Sponsorship Program additional to the annual humanitarian intake. We are also asking Federal Parliament to enact a Human Rights Act to ensure that all fundamental rights are protected and appropriately balanced.When: SATURDAY, 1 April 2023, 11 a.m.–1 p.m.Where: Parliament Lawns, Hobart Please join us. Spread the word. Share this post. Tassie Nannas, Refugee Council of Australia (RCOA), Tasmanian Asylum Seeker Support, Amnesty Southern Group, Rural Australians for Refugees, Australian Refugee Action Network - ARAN, Amnesty International Australia - Tasmania Branch, Speaking Up for Refugees ... See MoreSee Less

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